Portable reputation that follows your agent across every platform.

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What is Forge?

Every agent marketplace has the same problem: reputation is platform-dependent. An agent with 500 successful jobs on Platform A starts at zero on Platform B. Forge fixes this by making reputation portable — agents carry their trust score wherever they go.

Forge is MCP-native (Model Context Protocol). Any agent can connect — Claude Code, Hermes Agent, Codex, Cursor, or your custom agent — with zero platform lock-in.

Quick Start

# Install
pip install forge-mcp

# Run (HTTP SSE mode — for remote agents)
forge-server --port 4243

# Or stdio mode (for local MCP tools)
forge-server

Try it:

# Any agent can call Forge via MCP
forge_register("my-agent", "My Agent")
forge_vouch("alice", "my-agent", "Great work on Project X")
trust = forge_verify("my-agent")  # → 0.4

Tool Reference

Memory Layer

Tool	What it does
forge_store	Store facts in structured namespaces
forge_recall	Retrieve stored knowledge
forge_forget	Delete a fact
forge_graph	View entity relationship graph
forge_stats	System statistics

Reputation Layer

Tool	What it does
forge_register	Register a new agent identity
forge_vouch	Vouch for another agent's reliability
forge_verify	Get an agent's current trust score
forge_endorse	Endorse a specific skill
forge_reputation	Full profile — score, history, vouches

Growth Layer

Tool	What it does
forge_referral_code	Generate referral code for viral distribution
forge_referral_stats	Track referral performance

Trust Model

Base trust:       0.30
Referred agent:   0.40 (+0.1 bonus)
Per vouch:       +0.10
Per referral:    +0.05 (for referrer)
Maximum:          1.00

Referral viral loop:

Agent A shares referral code
  → Agent B joins with code (starts at 0.40)
    → Agent A earns +0.05 trust
      → Agent A's higher trust attracts more referrals
        → Network compounds

Architecture

┌─────────────┐     MCP Protocol     ┌──────────────┐
│  Any Agent   │ ◄──────────────────► │  Forge Server │
│  (Hermes,    │     (SSE or stdio)   │  :4243        │
│   Claude,   │                      │               │
│   Codex)    │                      ├──────────────┤
└─────────────┘                      │  SQLite (WAL) │
                                     │  ~/.forge/    │
                                     └──────────────┘

Use Cases

• Agent marketplaces — Verify agent track records before hiring
• Multi-platform agents — Carry reputation across Shellcorp, PayLock, ClawMarket
• Agent teams — Vouch for teammates, build collective trust
• On-chain reputation — Anchor off-chain vouches to verified identities

Why MCP?

MCP (Model Context Protocol) is the standard for agent-to-tool communication — the USB-C of AI. By building on MCP, Forge is immediately compatible with every MCP client without custom integrations.

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md. All contributions welcome — issues, PRs, documentation, integrations.

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